Favorite Family Films: 1984-1985

Directed by: Michael Rubbo
Produced by: Rock Demers, Jim Kaufman, and Nicole Robert
Written by: Vojtech Jasny, Andree Pelletier, Louise Pelletier, and Michael Rubbo
Cinematography: Thomas Vamos
Edited by: Jean Guy Montpetit
Music by: Lewis Furey
Songs and lyrics by: Lewis Furey and Eddie Marnay

Distributed by: Cinema Plus and New World Pictures

Directed by: Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Produced by: Jim Henson and David Lazer
Written by: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, and Frank Oz
Cinematography: Robert Paytner
Edited by: Evan A. Lottman
Music by: Ralph Burns
Songs and lyrics by: Jeff Moss

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Produced by: R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, and Bud S. Smith
Written by: Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: James Crabe
Edited by: Bud S. Smith, Walt Mulconery, and John G. Avildsen
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Charles Shyler
Produced by: Richard Hashimito, Nancy Meyers, Arlene Sellers, and Alex Winitsky
Written by: Charles Shyler and Nancy Meyers
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: John F. Burnett
Music by: Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Harry Harris
Produced by: Irwin Allen and George E. Swink
Written by: Paul Zindel
Based on the books "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by: Lewis Carroll
Cinematography: Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by: Richard E. Rabjohn
Music by: Stephen Deutsch and Morton Stevens

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television

Directed by: Ted Berman and Richard Rich
Produced by: Ron Miller and Joe Hale
Written by: Ted Berman and Richard Rich
Based on the novels, "The Book of Three" and "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Edited by: James Melton, Jim Koford, and Armetta Jackson
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Julie Nickson
Written by: Tim Burton and Leonard Ripps
Based on a concept by: Tim Burton
Cinematography: Thomas Ackerman
Edited by: Ernest Milano
Music by: David Newman and Michael Covertino

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Richard Franklin
Produced by: C.O. Erickson and Allen Carr
Written by: Nancy Dowd and Tom Holland
Based on the story by: Conrad Woolrich
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Andrew London
Music by: Brian May

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Simon Wincer
Produced by: John Heyman, Jennifer Ogden, and Ted Morley
Written by: David Ambrose, Jeffrey Ellis, and Allan Scott
Cinematography: Frank Watts
Edited by: Adrian Wells
Music by: Marvin Hamlisch

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Aaron Milchan
Written by: William Hjortsberg
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Terry Rawlings
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joe Dante
Produced by: Michael Finnell, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus
Cinematography: John Hora
Edited by: Tina Hirsch
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Kevin Sullivan
Produced by: Ian McDougall, Lee Polk, and Kevin Sullivan
Written by: Kevin Sullivan
Based on the novel by: Lucy Maude Montgomery
Cinematography: Rene Ohashi
Edited by: James Lahti and Mairin Wilkinson
Music by: Hargood Hardy

Distributed by: Sullivan Films/CBC Television

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Mark Damon, Bernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler, and John W. Hyde
Written by: Herman Wiegel, Wolfgang Petersen, and Robert Easton
Based on the novel, by: Michael Ende
Cinematography: Jost Vacano
Edited by: Jane Seitz
Music by: Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Moroder
Songs and lyrics by: Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Produced by: Thomas G. Smith and George Lucas
Written by: Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Based on characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: Isidore Mankofsky
Edited by: Eric Jenkins
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: Lucasfilms Ltd.

Directed by: John Korty
Produced by: Thomas G. Smith and George Lucas
Written by: Bob Carrau
Based on the characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: John Korty
Edited by: John Nutt
Music by: Peter Bernstein

Distributed by: Lucasfilms Ltd.

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Richard Gilbert Abramson and Robert Shapiro
Written by: Michael Varhol, Phil Hartman, and Paul Reubens
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Edited by: Billy Weber
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Bill Norton
Produced by: Roger Spottiswoode and Jonathan T. Taplin
Written by: Clifford Green and Ellen Green
Cinematography: John Alcott
Edited by: David Bretherton and Howard E. Smith
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Walter Murch
Produced by: Paul Maslansky
Written by: Gill Dennis and Walter Murch
Based on the novels by: "The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of
Oz" by: L. Frank Baum
Cinematography: David Watkin and Freddie Francis
Edited by: Leslie Hodgson
Music by: David Shire

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Neil Canton, Bob Gale, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis
Cinematography: Dean Cundley
Edited by: Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Produced by: Patricia Churchill, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Tony Garnett
Written by: Tony Geiss and Judy Freudberg
Cinematography: Curtis Clark
Edited by: Stanley Warnow and Evan Landis
Music by: Van Dyke Parks and Lennie Niehaus

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Produced by: Mike Lobell, Les Kimball, and Jeanne Rosenberg
Written by: Jeanne Rosenberg
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Edited by: David Holden
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Produced by: Ilya Salkin and Pierre Spengler
Written by: David Newman and Leslie Newman
Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by: Frank Hollywood
Music by:Henry Mancini

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Bernard Deyries and Kimio Yabuki
Produced by: Tetsuo Katayama, Jean Chalopin, and Andy Heyward
Based on charecters created by: Garry Glissmeyer, Cheryl Cozad, and Dan Drake
Written by: Howard R. Cohen and Jean Chalopin
Edited by: Yutaka Chikura
Music by: Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
Edited by: Yutaka Chikura
Song and lyrics by: Howard R. Cohen

Distributed by: Warner Bros., DIC Animation, and Toei Animation

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Harvey Berhard, Richard Donner, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: Dave Grusin
Song and lyrics by: Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lunt, and Arthur Stead

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Henry Winkler, Mark Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Chris Columbus
Based on characters created by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Cinematography: Stephen Goldbatt
Edited by: Stu Linder
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Nick Castle
Produced by: Gary Adelson, Edward O. Denault, John Whitney, Jr., and Robert E. Swanson
Written by: Jonathan E. Betuel
Cinematography: King Baggot
Edited by: Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Music by: Craig Safan

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Phillip Borsos
Produced by: Peter O'Brian and Philip Borsos
Written by: Thomas Meehan, Philip Borsos, and Barry Healey
Cinematography: Frank Tidy
Edited by: Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: Michael Conway Bsker

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Arna Selznick
Produced by: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith
Written by: Peter Saunder
Based on charecters created by: Elena Kucharik and Linda Denham
Edited by: Jim Erickson, Tom Joerin, Gordon Kidd, Stephen Mitchell, Sheila Murray, Steve Weslak, and Michael O'Farrell
Music by: Patricia Cullen
Songs and lyrics by: Carol King, Walt Woodward, John Sebastian, David Bird, and Ken Stephenson

Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Company, Nelvana Animation, and Astral Films

Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Produced by: Harve Bennett, Gary Nardino, and Ralph Winter
Written by: Ralph Winter
Based on the TV series by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Charles Correll
Edited by: Robert F. Shugrue
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount.Pictures

Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer
Written by: Bruce Jay Friedman, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hall
Music by: Lee Holdridge

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Ivan Reitman
Written by: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: David Blewitt and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Song and lyrics by: Ray Parker, Jr.

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Ned Lott, Rick Dempsey, Riley Jackson, Toru Hara, Michio Kondo, and Isao Takahata
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, Kazunori Ito, and Donald Hewitt
Based on a story by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cinematography: Yasuhiro Shimizu, Komi Shiragami, and Yukitomo Shudo, Mamoru Sugiura
Edited by: Naoki Kaneko, Tomoko Kida, and Shoji Sakai
Music by: Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by: Topcraft Animation, Toei, Studio Ghibli, and Wildbunch Pictures